Midstoryhttps://www.midstory.org
Toledo's Media ThinkhubFri, 05 Jun 2020 19:22:26 +0000en-US
hourly
1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1https://www.midstory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-512-1-32x32.pngMidstoryhttps://www.midstory.org
3232The Politics of Midwestern Identity & Racial Divideshttps://www.midstory.org/the-politics-of-midwestern-identity-racial-divides/
https://www.midstory.org/the-politics-of-midwestern-identity-racial-divides/#respondWed, 03 Jun 2020 12:46:31 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12509The nationwide protests spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have brought a magnifying glass on the Midwestern city—its people, its politics and its problems. And so it was with the 2017 acquittal of the officer charged with the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis. And so it was with the […]

]]>https://www.midstory.org/the-politics-of-midwestern-identity-racial-divides/feed/0On the Value of Simplicity: A Review of Song of the Seahttps://www.midstory.org/on-the-value-of-simplicity-a-review-of-song-of-the-sea/
https://www.midstory.org/on-the-value-of-simplicity-a-review-of-song-of-the-sea/#respondWed, 03 Jun 2020 00:21:58 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12491In times of chaos, uncertainty and conflict, children’s movies maintain an attractive simplicity in their lessons and morals: kindness, responsibility, harmony, getting along… And while these ideal visions with clean, wholesome endings are often too simple to rely on for our worldviews, they remain welcome reminders of our shared humanity and the interconnectedness of our stories. Some messages bear repeating and emphasizing for children and adults alike.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/on-the-value-of-simplicity-a-review-of-song-of-the-sea/feed/0Preventative Care: Advice from an E.R. Physicianhttps://www.midstory.org/preventative-care-advice-from-an-er-physician/
https://www.midstory.org/preventative-care-advice-from-an-er-physician/#respondTue, 02 Jun 2020 11:30:00 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12475From the Midstory studio, our team chats with ER physician and a practitioner of integrative medicine, Dr. Jen Pfleghaar about the situation in the hospital and ER, integrative medicine and staying healthy during this pandemic.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/preventative-care-advice-from-an-er-physician/feed/0Hungry Still: Sesame-swirl Milk Breadhttps://www.midstory.org/hungry-still-sesame-swirl-milk-bread/
https://www.midstory.org/hungry-still-sesame-swirl-milk-bread/#respondThu, 28 May 2020 15:08:17 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12451In these times of uncertainty, despite the chaos surrounding grocery shopping in a raging pandemic, we find ourselves… hungry still. Sometimes-ASMR, sometimes-experimental-food, this series pairs a memory with a recipe. Ingredients may be substituted—you know how it goes these days—and methods may be adapted, but the story behind them lives on.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/hungry-still-sesame-swirl-milk-bread/feed/0What Makes a Good COVID-19 Model? Answers From a Yale Health Policy & Modeling Experthttps://www.midstory.org/what-makes-a-good-covid-19-model-answers-from-a-yale-health-policy-modeling-expert/
https://www.midstory.org/what-makes-a-good-covid-19-model-answers-from-a-yale-health-policy-modeling-expert/#respondWed, 27 May 2020 00:43:27 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12381With many states in the midst of reopening, more attention has been focused on pandemic models as a means of determining what policies to enact and for how long, but what can we determine from looking at these models and how should we read them? We speak with Dr. Reza Yaesoubi, a professor of public health at Yale University, about pandemic modeling and how models inform important medical policy-decisions such as stay-at-home and reopening.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/what-makes-a-good-covid-19-model-answers-from-a-yale-health-policy-modeling-expert/feed/0Where Does Journalism Go From Here? News, Media & COVID-19https://www.midstory.org/where-does-journalism-go-from-here-news-media-covid-19/
https://www.midstory.org/where-does-journalism-go-from-here-news-media-covid-19/#respondTue, 26 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.midstory.org/?p=12363Journalism has seen intense difficulties over the last decade, but the current crisis has shown just how important that work is and how newsrooms are innovating to keep it going. We chat with Joe Stephens, award-winning reporter and Founding Director of Princeton University's Program in Journalism.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/where-does-journalism-go-from-here-news-media-covid-19/feed/0Is the Virus Mutating? Answers from Evolutionary Biologistshttps://www.midstory.org/is-the-virus-mutating-answers-from-evolutionary-biologists/
https://www.midstory.org/is-the-virus-mutating-answers-from-evolutionary-biologists/#respondWed, 20 May 2020 10:25:13 +0000http://www.midstory.org/?p=12294Since SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in late 2019, fears and rumors of new, deadlier strains of the virus seem to fill the news. We speak with Dr. Erik Wright and Dr. Vaughn Cooper, evolutionary biologists and professors at the University of Pittsburgh, on the SARS-CoV-2 mutation and its potential impacts on the pandemic.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/is-the-virus-mutating-answers-from-evolutionary-biologists/feed/0Eating Together: Food Culture & Photography with Skyler Burthttps://www.midstory.org/eating-together-food-culture-photography-with-skyler-burt/
https://www.midstory.org/eating-together-food-culture-photography-with-skyler-burt/#respondWed, 20 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000http://www.midstory.org/?p=12228From the Midstory studio, our team chats with professional food photographer and We Eat Together creative, Skyler Burt, about food culture, photography and the impact of COVID-19 on the creative industry.

]]>https://www.midstory.org/eating-together-food-culture-photography-with-skyler-burt/feed/0“Got Milk?” The COVID-19 Food Dilemma: Part II, the Food Chain Disruptionhttps://www.midstory.org/got-milk-the-covid-19-food-dilemma-part-ii-the-food-chain-disruption/
https://www.midstory.org/got-milk-the-covid-19-food-dilemma-part-ii-the-food-chain-disruption/#respondTue, 19 May 2020 19:16:00 +0000http://www.midstory.org/?p=12175Don’t cry over spilled milk? Well, you’re lucky if you’ve got any milk at all. In part II of our two-part series on the grocery, we talk about how the current crisis is affecting the massive network behind the storefront. COVID-19 is forcing us to re-examine systems that have been in place for hundreds of years, including the food supply chain. Once a robust system maximizing efficiency and profit, the brokenness of the American food system is a shock to consumers and industry leaders alike. Can the problems be a blessing in disguise? How might these pressure points shed light on industry practices, and lead to social and environmental gain?

]]>https://www.midstory.org/got-milk-the-covid-19-food-dilemma-part-ii-the-food-chain-disruption/feed/0Hidden in Plain Sight: the Great Black Swamp of Northwest Ohiohttps://www.midstory.org/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-great-black-swamp-of-northwest-ohio/
https://www.midstory.org/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-great-black-swamp-of-northwest-ohio/#respondFri, 15 May 2020 13:56:37 +0000http://www.midstory.org/?p=12195In 2014, more than half a million people were left without clean drinking water for three days after a harmful algal bloom took over Lake Erie. But behind the bloom is a history long-forgotten and a hopeful future of coexistence and collaboration. This film is the result of a 2019 collaboration with WGTE Public Media.